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Stories for 11 January 2001

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Livestock seminar

THE Ministry of Agriculture will hold a seminar for livestock farmers at the Fox and Rabbit Inn at Lockton on January 18, starting at 7.30pm.  more...

£500m flood loss

NATIONAL Farmers' Union president and Easingwold farmer Ben Gill has estimated the cost to the farming industry of the floods and recent bad weather at a crippling £500m.  more...

Some positive signs on the horizon

This column is supplied by Derek Knight (01430) 861988 and Julie Cartner (01904) 491478 who are consultants for ADAS in East and North Yorkshire.  more...

At the markets: Live market prices are holding firm

I AM always surprised, for a day or two, how bare our house looks when the Christmas decorations come down; and this unconnectedly coincides with the fall in demand for fatstock, triggered by post-festive realism that we are short of money.  more...

Back to School

As the City of York Council launches a campaign to recruit more school governors, education reporter Janet Hewison meets two retired women who are governors in York schools.  more...

York bomb alarm causes chaos

Almost a thousand people were evacuated from city centre offices today after a suspect package was found at United House, Piccadilly.  more...

48,500 properties saved - but defences flawed

Flooding chiefs revealed today how flood forecasts failed during the November disaster - and how communications between agencies were difficult and confused.  more...

Plan to revamp Ryedale blackspot

The mother of a fatal accident victim on a notorious Ryedale road today welcomed plans to improve it - but said it should have been done long ago.  more...

Nightclub petrol bomber jailed

A former military policeman from Selby has been jailed for six years for petrol-bombing a nightclub.  more...

Anniversary couple's rail nightmare

Nearly 50 years separate the journey from hell and the journey from heaven for one York couple.  more...

Tragic death of leukaemia victim

A father-of-two died of leukaemia the very month he was due to have a bone marrow transplant.  more...

Roads misery to last for months

Drivers can expect a string of temporary traffic lights and diversions in the coming months as nearly £1m of road repairs begin.  more...

Man facing courthouse gun charges

A teenager faced two firearms charges at Harrogate after a pistol was pulled in the town's magistrates court.  more...

Tories muster shops protest

Coppergate objectors are being mobilised by a city-wide leafleting campaign.  more...

Travelling man cleared of knife charges

Travelling man Melvyn Bird saw nothing wrong in carrying two knives at York Railway Station.  more...

Staff to maintain order

The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Shan Braund, treated the public to an unusual ceremony at the Mansion House, York.   more...

Village bypass route backed

Plans to create a bypass around a Ryedale village plagued by heavy traffic have moved a step closer, but villagers claim the proposed road will leave many residents cut off.  more...

Church row over altar rail

An unholy row has erupted over a proposal to remove a York church's historic altar rail.  more...

Biker in hospital after crash

The motorcyclist involved in this accident, in Doncaster Road, Selby, had to be taken to hospital after suffering leg injuries.  more...

Shop talk

I DIDN'T read the letter sent in by Heather Causnett but I did read Colin Jeffrey's (January 5).   more...

Stonebow station?

I am writing in response to the suggestion made by Rowland Burdon in Saturday's Evening Press regarding a need for a bus station at a sensible location (January 6).   more...

Coppergate is an improvement on status quo

AS someone who has been involved in local government, at all levels, for many years, and is still involved in Heslington Parish Council, I feel that probably the most important legacy of the post war Labour government was, for the first time ever, the creation of a system of local planning.   more...

Reality check

IT WAS supposed to be a romantic trip back into the past, a happy journey by train to revive memories of a treasured honeymoon. But this was no brief encounter.  more...

A64 plan is not enough

THE statistics of death and injury speak for themselves. Nearly 50 accidents on a three-kilometre stretch of the A64 between York and Malton since 1995 meant the Highways Agency had to act.  more...

Prices at the markets

DRIFFIELD  more...

York Sport

Kiwi ace quits Wasps

Star forward Michael Smith today confirmed his York Wasps career is over.  more...

Yorks hit for six by Moxon debacle

Yorkshire were bracing themselves for a heated and acrimonious meeting today when the general committee were due to discuss the sensational departure of director of coaching Martyn Moxon.  more...

Kiwi ace quits Wasps

Star forward Michael Smith today confirmed his York Wasps career is over.  more...

Tommo injury woe for Dolan

York City were dealt fresh injury woe today with the news rookie defender Marc Thompson will miss Saturday's trip to Barnet.  more...

Sven says Paul is safe pair of hands

Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson is top of Sven-Goran Eriksson's hit parade.  more...

Yorks hit for six by Moxon debacle

Yorkshire were bracing themselves for a heated and acrimonious meeting today when the general committee were due to discuss the sensational departure of director of coaching Martyn Moxon.  more...

Acorn seek top tonic prior to party

York Acorn will next week kick-off a series of celebrations to mark their latest milestone.  more...

Bryan shows mark of class

York's Stuart Bryan produced the bowls nationals' most dazzling performance to beat Thornaby's Mark O'Riordan in the men's under-25s singles play-off final between areas 3 and 4.  more...

Trophy avengers

The Yorkshire Ladies had an excellent 116-104 victory in the Atherley Trophy against Nottinghamshire, who knocked the white rose county out of the competition at the same stage last year.  more...

Away daze denies spoils

Home was where the art was for York Ladies in their North Eastern League game against Hornsea.  more...

Clifton's seven-up scatters students

Clifton scored a convincing 7-2 home win over University Student Ladies in division one of the York Badminton League. Lorraine Ellis and Melanie Knowles took the best Clifton return with three straight wins for 92-44. Liz Windle and Roz Ellis took both student wins, but lost out ten and nine to Ellis and Knowles.  more...

Have a break!

THE postponement of York City's clash at Cheltenham today has added impetus to fresh calls from manager Terry Dolan for a mid-season break.  more...

Tommo injury woe for Dolan

York City were dealt fresh injury woe today with the news rookie defender Marc Thompson will miss Saturday's trip to Barnet.  more...

Frost threat to card

County Durham trainer Howard Johnson, who was on the mark at Catterick yesterday with Teme Valley, can follow-up with Big Max at Musselburgh tomorrow - provided the meeing beats the forecast frost.  more...

  
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